Red wine may help sharpen the mind and reduce risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research involving mice. "We have demonstrated what prior epidemiological studies have found: There is a beneficial relationship between red wine and the mind," said lead author Giulio Maria Pasinetti, a neuroscience professor at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

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